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Telco Contract expired

Voxe — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 22:30:21 +0800

Do I need to inform my current telco if I want to change service provider?

Friday holiday?

Voxe — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 16:36:02 +0800

Agung's Birthday on Saturday. My company is taking Friday off but my friend don't have. Is my company so generous or my friend's company so stingy?

[WTS] iPad 3 16GB WiFi

Voxe — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 15:24:59 +0800

Item(s): iPad 3 Mini 16GB WiFi

Package includes: 3rd Party Charger, Box, 3rd Party Case, Matte Screen Protector

Price: RM700
Warranty: Ended

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya. Can COD at Subang, Sunway and Damansara area at weeknight and weekends. Weekdays at Pavilion.

Contact method/details: 0164428391 + Whatsapp.

Age of item: 2 years

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Item(s) conditions: Other than a dent at the left bottom corner, its in good condition

Picture:

Full Album here: http://imgur.com/a/D2G57

Reason for sale: Unused, that's why so dusty.

UK makes 7 billion pounds from the Royal Family

Voxe — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:19:36 +0800

Why can't our monarchy do the same?
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Freezing and Reversing Flowing Water

Voxe — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:46:04 +0800

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SPM 2012 Recheck Mark Form

Voxe — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:02:37 +0800

What is the meaning of "Markah Pentafsiran Berdasarkan Sekolah (PBS)"? It's stated in the form that they want a certified true copy of that. Even the clerk at school don't know what's that. Please help! Thank you in advance!

SPM 2012 Recheck Mark Form

Voxe — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:41:25 +0800

How to Swear in Taiwanese

Voxe — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:36:26 +0800

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S3 second hand can sell how much?

Voxe — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:44:22 +0800

I am going to change to a new plan and was wondering whether to sell my S3 and get a Note 2 for 1600 with the plan. The S3 got a bit dent on the top otherwise working fine.

Gangnam Style!

Voxe — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:20:35 +0800

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More phones accessing the Internet than computers

Voxe — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:00:03 +0800

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Mobile phones are now the most common way for people to connect to the internet in China, a report has said.

For the first time, desktop computers are no longer the leading method for the country's 538 million connected citizens to get online.

The report from the China Internet Network Information Center (CINIC) said over 50% of the year's new internet users were from rural areas.

A fall in smartphone costs has been the key cause of growth, experts said.

"Mobile phones are a cheaper and more convenient way to access the internet for [residents in] China's vast rural areas and for the enormous migrant population," said the report from the state-linked CINIC.

Mobile internet users now number 388 million, up almost 10% since the start of the year.

"Mobile phone prices continued to drop," the report said.

"The emergence of smartphones under 1,000 yuan [$157, £100] sharply lowered the threshold for using the devices and encouraged average mobile phone users to become mobile web surfers."

The total number of those online has risen 5% since the end of last year, many of whom are very active in cyberspace.

Bill Dutton, professor of internet studies at the University of Oxford, told the BBC that the trend followed similar growth in other parts of the world.

"We're moving to what we call next-generation users," he said.

"They're likely to have three or four devices in their homes, therefore they're able to integrate computing into their lives wherever they are."

He added that the rapid adoption of mobile among the rural community was one of necessity over desire.

"There's a wave of people coming online that would not otherwise be able to afford to be there."
Great Firewall

Over half of the connected population in China frequently use microblogging sites like Sina Weibo, a service similar to Twitter which is banned in the country.

The popularity of these services has prompted the government to force users to sign up using their real names.

Internet use in China has had a rocky history. The country has been on the end of sharp criticism from human rights groups for blocking large amounts of content from its citizens - a system which has been dubbed the "Great Firewall of China".

The report's implications are likely to have been noticed by the country's Communist leaders.

Mobile phones are an ideal platform for the microblogs which have become unofficial forums for information about unrest, scandals or disasters.

While internet access through web-browsers is constrained by the Great Firewall, specially written mobile programmes - or apps - frequently circumvent China's internet controls.

BBC

Accessing Swing Components from Different Class

Voxe — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:52:21 +0800

CODE

package ccsd.asgnmt;

import java.lang.*;

public class AirportController_Menu extends javax.swing.JFrame {

public AirportController_Menu() {
initComponents();
}

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") ***Netbeans Generated Code***

private void Start_buttonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
(new Thread(new Airport())).start();

}

public static void main(String args[]) {
/*
* Set the Nimbus look and feel ***Netbeans Generated Code***
*/

java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

public void run() {
new AirportController_Menu().setVisible(true);
}
});
}

CODE

package ccsd.asgnmt;

import java.util.Vector;

public class Airport implements Runnable{
public Vector airplanes;
Hangar hangar;

public void startAirport() {
airplanes.removeAllElements();
airplanes.addElement(new Airplane());
hangar = new Hangar();
AirportController_Menu.Start_Button.enabled; ////<------------------------------------------
}

public void run(){

}
}

I couldn't get the bolded part to work. It says: "non-static variable Start_button cannot be referenced from a static context."

Which platform?

Voxe — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:00:22 +0800

Hi, this is my final year project title:

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The <software title> is a software suite that is comprised of two main systems. The desktop system is an application that assist the driving school administrator to manage the tasks, data, employees and students. The mobile system is an application that provides a mobile solution that simplify their job by managing their tasks and students assigned. Both components utilize a client/server architecture to synchronize the data to ensure there are consistency across the systems.

The desktop is mainly to add and edit data in the database and create schedules and the mobile is for driving instructors to check their schedule, update their status and receive alerts on upcoming task.

The main focus is the mobile app and I am inexperienced with mobile development. I know Java and C++ but I'm willing to learn new languages.

My question is which is a suitable platform for me to develop? Android or iOS? And if so web or native application? Because my lecturer pushed for a system that integrates desktop and mobile even though I don't know which is better suited for desktop integration.

Klang General Hospital is bad man

Voxe — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:21:04 +0800

I visited my grandfather there and it was so noisy, crowded and smelly. Visitors don't even have a place to sit. Most of the doctors are fresh grads.

What is the government doing with the tax payer's money?

Where to buy fax machine film?

Voxe — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:08:00 +0800

My fax machine out of film already but I don't know where to get it.

What happen to Malay, Indian and Chinese sharing

Voxe — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:01:26 +0800

Back in the days, everyone can sell their food in the same shop and eat and chit chat together at the same table, regardless of the type of food. Today still have but only in places like Sabah and Sarawak.

Empty University = Gooding Speed

Voxe — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:58:33 +0800

1080p movie trailer on Youtube load in 10 seconds.

What's the definition of peaceful assembly?

Voxe — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:54:48 +0800

It's already promised that there will be no violence. Why need to be in a confined area like a parking lot?

If a protest do not cost inconvenience then its not protest. If that's the case, might as well just protest at home right?

Why SD card expensive?

Voxe — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:08:31 +0800

microSD I thought was very cheap last time but now feels more expensive.

Gay marriage 'improves health'

Voxe — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:22:46 +0800

QUOTE

Legalising same-sex marriage may create a healthier environment for gay men, say US researchers.

The number of visits by gay men to health clinics dropped significantly after same-sex unions were allowed in the state Massachusetts.

This was regardless of whether the men were in a stable relationship, reported the American Journal of Public Health.

A UK HIV charity said there was a clear link between happiness and health.

Research has already suggested that gay men are more likely to suffer from depression and suicidal thoughts than heterosexual men, and that social exclusion may be partly responsible.
'Lasting repercussions'

Same-sex marriages are legal in six US states, with Masschusetts the first to allow them in 2003.

Researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health surveyed the demand for medical and mental health care from 1,211 gay men registered with a particular health clinic in the 12 months prior to the change, and the 12 months afterwards.
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It's no surprise that people who are treated as second class citizens tend to have low self esteem, which in turn makes them more likely to take risks”

Terrence Higgins Trust spokesman

They found a 13% drop in healthcare visits after the law was enacted.

There was a reduction in blood pressure problems, depression and "adjustment disorders", which the authors claimed could be the result of reduced stress.

Lesbian women were not included in the study as there were insufficient numbers to give a statistically meaningful result.

Dr Mark Hatzenbuehler, who led the study, said: "Our results suggest that removing these barriers improves the health of gay and bisexual men

"Marriage equality may produce broad public health benefits by reducing the occurrence of stress-related health conditions."

A spokesman for the Terrence Higgins Trust, a UK-based sexual health and HIV charity, said: "There is a known link between health and happiness.

"It's no surprise that people who are treated as second class citizens tend to have low self esteem, which in turn makes them more likely to take risks.

"Whether this is drugs, alcohol abuse, or unsafe sex, treating gay men unequally has lasting repercussions for their health."

BBC Source